Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt
Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, CD, is a Jamaican sprinter. Regarded as the fastest person ever timed, he is the first man to hold both the 100 metres and 200 metres world records since fully automatic time measurements became mandatory in 1977. Along with his teammates, he also set the world record in the 4×100 metres relay. He is the reigning Olympic champion in these three events, and the first man at the modern Olympic Games to win six gold...
NationalityJamaican
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth21 August 1986
CitySherwood Content, Jamaica
CountryJamaica
I don't go to church so much, but I do believe in God and I understand the consequences of faith.
The more success I have with track and field the bigger my brand is. So I would say I'm more of a brand now, trying to build for the future.
I don't have a clue. These things don't bother me. I think about the technical stuff but not how many steps or what my heart rate is.
I remember when I was 14, I went to race in Hungary, and I went to a concert, and they were playing Bob Marley songs, and I thought, "Wow, this guy is so special." It's Marley every time.
Politics is tricky, especially in Jamaica. There are two parties, JLP [Jamaica Labour Party] and PNP [People's National Party], and if I went for one, I would upset supporters of the other. I stay as far from politics as I can.
At the end of the season, I normally get some time off training and can go on vacation and enjoy myself.
I try not to eat too much fast food but still go for hot wings occasionally. As I get older, I have to pay more attention to my diet. My favorite food is jerk pork.
Rihanna, Beyonce and Nicki Minaj - we may not win, but we would have a lot of fun [in 4x400m relay team].
We Jamaicans are not so much stressed about time, you know, but you have to stay on top of it. And, of course, on the track, every time we go on the track, it is all about the seconds and the fractions of a second that count."
For me, time is everything, because from the time you wake up you have to have your heart and soul in this. You have to work through the day, you have to go to the gym, you have to eat, and yet you have to work as fast as possible to get home and get rest before the next day begins again.
I try to live my life to the best, but I just always preach that you should just work hard and do your best.
If I can stay [involved] with the sport, we can find different ways to motivate people and preach to them and explain to them that all they need is dedication to the sport.
I think the sport needs the help to continue to motivate athletes.
I want to be one of the greatest athletes ever to live, not only in track and field, but in all of general sport.